Written by a recognized authority active in recent developments in gravity current research, An Introduction to Gravity Currents and Intrusions provides a self-contained, and systematic introduction to the study, interpretation, and prediction of gravity current flows. The author uses a simple mathematical framework to provide an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the mathematical and physical aspects of this important topic. The text supplies researchers and practitioners with the foundation required to formulate problems, interpret experimental results and measurements data, obtain simple and insightful analytical estimates and solutions, and develop or implement numerical codes for related problems.

Gravity currents and intrusions are the ubiquitous phenomena where a fluid of one density flows horizontally into a fluid of a different density. For researchers and engineers, the ability to understand and predict these flow fields is essential in wide-ranging applications including those involved with atmospheric and ocean dynamics, the propagati

Introduction. Non-Stratified Ambient Currents: Shallow-Water (SW) Formulation for High-Re Flows. The Steady-State Current and Nose Jump Conditions. Box Models for 2D Geometry. Two-Layer SW Model. Axisymmetric Currents, SW Formulation. Box Models for Axisymmetric Geometry. Effects of Rotation. Buoyancy Decays: Particle-Driven, Porous Boundary, And Entrainment. Non-Boussinesq Systems. Lubrication Theory Formulation for Viscous Currents. Stratified Ambient Currents and Intrusions: Continuous Density Transition. Axisymmetric and Rotating Cases. The Steady-State Current. Intrusions in 2D Geometry. Intrusions in Axisymmetric Geometry. Box Models for 2D Geometry. Box Models for Axisymmetric Geometry. Lubrication Theory for Viscous Currents with S = 1. Energy.